Pastimes & Hobbies Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Citations in the Category Pastimes & Hobbies

Hobbies, pastimes, diversions, amusements, fans, amateurs, sidelines, moonlighting, leisure activities, avocations, etc. You can also see entries assigned to this category.

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catmill n. Catmill: A spinning device that dog fighters use to condition their dogs and build up endurance. The dog is chained to one side of the device and chases a small bait animal attached to the other side. [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Pastimes & Hobbies Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 8, 2007)

cheerio n. At the edge of the burn there was a jumble of downed trees, brambles, and underbrush. Using an ax, Doug hacked his way through the more difficult sections. In the easier spots, the only morels seemed to be “cheerios”—in picker’s parlance, the hollow stems that indicate a fellow forager had been there first. [English Food & Drink Pastimes & Hobbies Slang] [full cite] (May. 7, 2006)

chessically adv. I can’t say I’ll miss Bobby Fischer. Chessically speaking, he died years ago. But I’ll continue to miss the player and artist that he was, his courageous honesty and sublime creativity. He wasn’t just a great player. He went beyond that. “Chess,” Fischer said, “is life.” Maybe so, maybe not. But this I know: Bobby Fischer was chess. [English Pastimes & Hobbies] [full cite] (Jan. 29, 2008)

cinderella n. He even has the only two stamps issued on Kasturba Gandhi, Gandhi’s wife, in 1964 and 1996. And if that is not enough, he also has Cinderella, a term for fake stamps from around the world which have never been issued officially by the postal department. [English Pastimes & Hobbies] [full cite] (Feb. 27, 2007)

coffee-housing n. Anything you do to distract is called “coffee-housing,” and it’s against the rules. But there’s a lot of gray area. It’s illegal to talk during a game unless it’s something like asking the score. [English Pastimes & Hobbies Slang] [full cite] (Oct. 29, 2007)

coolered adj. Players that hold a big hand but run into a bigger hand are now officially “coolered” in the poker lingo. It’s a word that’s attached to nearly every sob story where the hero ran into a losing situation that they feel was impossible to get away from. Getting “coolered” certainly has some merit in the poker community, because poker hands can take some evil directions. When dealing with only 52 variables, even the most unlikely of mathematical scenarios can take shape. [English Pastimes & Hobbies Slang] [full cite] (Jul. 26, 2007)

cork v. Cyclists in the group were performing a technique called “corking,” which involves a few cyclists blocking traffic so other riders can safely pass. [English Pastimes & Hobbies Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 11, 2008)

corking n. I’ve been a little obsessed with the idea of spool knitting lately, having first seen it in action in the wonderful 200 Braids book. This type of knitting, sometimes called corking, is familiar to Girl Scouts and schoolkids the world over, and yields thin, hollow tubes of knitting. They can be used for trim, of course, but I’m convinced there’s more uses lurking in the back of my brain. The simplicity of the whole thing is just so cool to me. [English Pastimes & Hobbies] [full cite] (Mar. 7, 2007)

crop n. I’m talking about a group of women who are much more mysterious than that: Scrapbookers. It’s all my friend Barb’s fault. One day she lured me to what’s called a “crop,” with cheap promises of a good time, great company, and plenty of junk food. [English Pastimes & Hobbies] [full cite] (Oct. 3, 2006)

crop n. Many communities have scrapbooking clubs where scrapbookers can get to together to scrapbook, share ideas, show each other photographs, and talk for hours. Some craft stores also have a scrapbooking night for this same purpose (usually with the hope that people will buy a few things). These scrapbooking nights or “crops,” as they are called by scrapbookers, are a great way to get out of the house and spend some time socializing with other people. [English Pastimes & Hobbies] [full cite] (Jan. 24, 2008)

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